If you ever feel like an argument, there is nothing like debating food and nutrition. Food choices always seem to be very personal. Asking someone to remove something from their diet is like asking them to give up their first born.
A problem that I see is that we have not exactly been given the best dietary nutrition information or guidelines from the powers that be.
Some examples of what I see as incorrect nutrition advice from the powers that be includes:
The War on Cholesterol
The War on Saturated Fat
The War on Fat in general
The War on Salt.
The push for a Plant Based agenda
Eat more Fiber
Drink more water
I’ll stop here as there is more I would like to cover today.
But first there was a recent article claiming that red meat or meat in general, I’m never quite sure as I usually can’t stomach to read their biased captured by industry nonsense, that red meat in general is now bad for you because it creates a substance called TMAO. It seems that since their war on saturated fat and cholesterol is getting more debunked every day, that they need a new scapegoat to push their plant based agenda.
Before I go further let me say I am not against plants.
Eat them if you want.
If you feel good eating plants go for it.
I will not try and stop you as that is not my place.
Me.
I like plants.
I have many inside and outside my home.
They are pretty and I like to look at them.
But I feel best when I eat less of them.
Back to TMAO
I would encourage you to click on and read thru the following links as they do a better job than I could do on explaining the TMAO issue and how it is NOT a meat issue.
The Latest Study on Red Meat & Heart Disease: A Red Herring
I often discuss conflicts of interest when it comes to guidelines. The below link is a quick must read on Nutrition guidelines.
Conflicts of interest for members of the U.S. 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
So what have I learned in my over 30 years of practice?
I learned that not everything I learned in medical school is still true.
I learned that NOT everything authorities tell you is good or bad for you is actually true either. Way too much bias both due to $$ or politics.
So please, pretty please, or pretty pretty please, do NOT believe anything you hear or see in the media without seeing proof.
The media tells stories, mostly fiction, to further their agenda of swaying public opinion. They win, we don’t.
Next part will be full of pictures.
WARNING- If you only like looking at pretty plant pics you may not like what comes next. But if you are looking for some examples of how to portion your plate to get your metabolism healthier and your inflammation levels down, then keep scrolling. All of the pics were dinners that I ate over the past few months.
Let me know which plates you like the best.
Surf and turf- filet with scallops and shrimp
Chicken stir fry with onions, peppers, carrot and broccoli
Visiting friends down the shore had take out lunch. Instead of a burger with the bun and fries, I chose to have two burger patties with cheese and bacon, and skipped the roll and fries.
Homemade Steelhead Trout delivered freshly frozen to my door with a side of zucchini and peppers. I have made this trout about a dozen times and it is fantastic.
I get the trout from Misfits Organic Market that delivers weekly. Click on their link and perhaps give them a try.
Grass-Fed Rib-Eye with a small side of roasted potatoes. Yes I eat potatoes while keto. Look at the proportion of meat to potatoes. I get some grass fed meat at Wegmans but I also use a home delivery service, Butcher Box.
Grass-Fed Ground Beef with sauteed onions, peppers, melted cheese and homemade Jersey tomato sauce.
Oops. How’d this one get here?
This is what I am trying to avoid.
The pic above are Men with very unhealthy metabolisms that will greatly increase their risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Dementia, Cancer and well, just overall aging.
Do you see the upper parts of their abdomen protruding out?
That usually occurs as a result of Fatty Liver which leads to most of the Diet related diseases we are trying to prevent.
You can eat out and stay keto. This was from an Asian Sushi restaurant in Princeton.
Scallops, shrimp, salmon and duck.
Ribs from the Pub in Pennsauken. I removed most, not all of the sauce.
I did not eat the potato.
If you want more meat the Pub has many many options and also has a nice salad bar if you prefer plants.
Another version of the Steelhead Trout, this time topped with a heavy cream sauce and a small side of potatoes.
Chicken parmigiana, no breading- just sliced chicken breast topped with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese with a side of zucchini and peppers.
A thick cut Grass Fed New York Strip steak. It tasted as good as it looks in the pic.
I guess that is enough Low Carb Food-porn for today.
These are just some examples of how I eat on a regular basis to keep my dietary protein and healthy fat up, and my plant foods and carbohydrates down. This is what is healthy and works for me and many others and keeps our metabolism and immune systems healthy and optimal.
If you think it might be healthy for you as well, let me know.
At the Institute for Medical Wellness (IMW) we help people adjust their diets/lifestyle and closely monitor their laboratory testing to make sure we are truly improving your health.
As always, comments welcome and appreciated.
Let me know what your fav food pic was.
I forgot to add this little tidbit.
Men fart more when eating a plant based diet.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2289171-men-fart-more-when-eating-a-plant-based-diet-due-to-good-gut-bacteria/
Not sure why they didn't mention Women?? Either they did not study women or perhaps they would have had to change the title of the article to: " Women toot more ....." ????
I liked them all of course accept for the picture of the fat men! :) Charlie and I will be over for dinner! What time?